Rodrigo Blankenship offers strange comments following overtime miss against South Carolina
Rodrigo Blankenship had not missed a kick this season heading into the South Carolina game. The Georgia kicker was playing so well, the school recently started a Heisman Trophy campaign for the senior.
Well, the campaign didn’t last very long, as Blankenship’s miss lost Georgia the game Saturday in the second overtime as South Carolina shocked the Bulldogs in Athens 20-17.
Blankenship also had one of his kicks blocked against the Gamecocks.
Following the game, Blankenship was at a loss for words to describe his first miss of the season. Several times, Blankenship cited needing to go back and study the film and could not describe his emotions after the game.
“I really couldn’t tell you, I need to go back to the film room,” Blankenship said after the game.
DawgTimeMag shared this video on their YouTube page following the game:
What’s so strange about these comments?
Just click bait.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Sorry I clicked on it.
You don’t typically hear a kicker talk about the “film room”…maybe that’s it? That blocked FG before half wasn’t on Hot Rod..but it made difference in the ball game. he makes that..UGA wins in regulation.
The block was one of many great South Carolina plays today… and may have made him rush the one he missed.
For all the blame and criticism UGA/Smart/Coley deserve the credit to USC should not be lost in the shuffle. They played lights out on defense and made enough plays on offense, especially with the 2nd and 3rd string QB
Agreed. Muschamp has always been a defensive coach. He had his defense dialed up for this game. Good for Muschamp. He hasn’t had a lot of luck recently. He deserved some luck going his way.
SC played an amazing game and we played a NOT amazing game. It’s that simple
South Carolina wins in regulation had it not been for a number of questionable calls that went UGA’s way so …
Lot of “homefield” advantage for GA! That makes the outcome all the more sweet for us Gamecock fans!
Yeah, that 4th down pass interference call against SC at the end of regulation was very suspect. Without that call GA doesn’t extend the drive and get the tying touchdown a couple plays later
All SEC officials are bad. You guys had bad calls and so did we.
If SC hadn’t played the first half with a one legged backup QB and the 3rd string qb the 2nd half they would have won in regulation and it wouldn’t have been close.
What a psyche-crushing experience. Especially considering how much we have built him up.
Kicker’s job may be the toughest job on a football team.
As an Alabama fan trust me when I say we understand your pain. At least y’all could count on him and not get your draws in a bunch when the kick is up! One missed kick is a lot different than I made field goal- y’all gone be alright… just win out the rest of the way and y’all will be in the hunt again! Good luck SEC Brother
They won’t be in the hunt for anything with that offense.
Someday I dream that we’ll run routes in stride, or pull a guard and run a toss sweep.
Just dreams…
it’s what these idiot Georgia fans get man, spend all their time talking about Mullen and can’t even beat muschamp
Kickers don’t even know what the film room is. To quote Skip Bayless “kickers aren’t football players.”
You lost all credibility with the words “To quote Skip Bayless.”
Can’t agree more Cody.
LOL!
A kicker needs to watch film?? LOL!! LOL!!! LOL!!!!
RTR!
You don’t think kickers study film to analyze their mechanics?
And how has kicking worked out for you, @BamaRulesSEC?
Rodrigo is an amazing kicker who has done a wonderful job for UGA the last 3 years.
He needs to watch film because he is a student of the game. No one can / should give him grief for that
ugasb, I agree. I believe stupid play calling lost that game for Georgia. How many times do you need to try running it up the middle before you realize it’s not working! Ghost of Mark Richt.
Hot Rod is actually a great kicker for UGA, maybe the Bama kickers should try reviewing fim sometime.
They need to leave the kid alone. Before this game he was amazing, he was amazing last year and will continue to be great this year.
Agreed. He’s not the one who lost them the game.
Yeah
Four turnovers cost Georgia the football game….not a couple of missed field goals. Get the story straight.
How many years has this kicker been there? Seems like 10 years to me
Lmao my friend and I were just joking about this. He was on the team the last time LSU went to the SECCG (2011).
I absolutely Love S.C. winning this game ! S.C. did not get lucky from a missed FG although it helped. S.C. flat out played more physical game and won it. Oh, by the way what song was Fromm singing today as he left the media room ? Way to go S.C.
He was singing “Rocky Top” after dismantling your putrid defense. Has nothing to do with USC, so I’m not sure why you’re eagerly hopping on their coattails.
Do you know the lyrics to the USC Fight Song? Surely you can sing it now? Go ahead and warm up those chords… memememe! HAHAHA Pups!
You’ve got 5 years of losing & waiting in your system, so go ahead and flush it out with the sweet honey of victory.
A troll is always a troll. Your team got whupped and you’re still bragging. Go away.
I’m just glad that as a UGA fan, I don’t have to live vicariously through another team.
Tennessee is the new Vandy and will never again play in a bowl game.
I hope you enjoy 2-10 as much as you enjoyed watching a win by South Carolina.
Haha…bitter much? You just want someone to take it out on.
Nothing strange. He was obviously hurting and didn’t want to talk. If it wasn’t for coaching staff he wouldn’t be in that position to start with.
Fromm singing Rocky Top is no where near as insulting as having opposing coach who is Alum with pieces of hedge in hands.
Indeed @UsmcDawg
Nowhere near as insulting as UGA fans are every day. Self righteous trolls.
Great young man with a great attitude. Yes football for dummies, kicking is technical and requires even better video study than most other movement in the game…… and yes hitting a field goal is a team effort, everyone has to know their blocking assignments no matter how the opponents lines up and shifts. Then the snapper has about a foot wide circle to get the snap in. The holder has to get the ball down and his hands off the ball in a 3rd of a second. Then the kicker has to match his foot to the ball with only about an eight of an inch tolerance for error.
Can’t blame the kicker for UGA’s loss. A supposedly”Elite Team” should have never made it a field goal to win situation. No the team and coaches lost this game to a 2-3 fair SEC team.
When he was about to kick I just kept yelling YEET and he missed it. UR WELCOME South Carolina fans.
I knew there was some cosmic reason he missed. Thanks! Now we all know!
Oh wow @OhioStateFan5 – why are you on our page? Don’t you have some Big 10 teams to rip on? The overrated ones?
Probably meant watching film of himself kicking. Working on his mechanics.
Going to go out on a limb and say he’s not dissecting the Cover 2.
@Kirby….yeah what happened to toss sweep? Used to be bread and butter. Now all we do is through to sideline.
Ya know that OC y’all couldn’t wait to get rid of? That’s where it went
There is nothing strange about his comments. He was probably really upset and didn’t want to say anything embarrassing/regrettable. He did fine.
Kickers are either the hero or the goat – Mr. Blankenship has been GOLD for the DAWGS for the better part of a couple of DECADES! I swear it seems like he’s been there as long as the Renfrow guy was at Clempson! He’s been very consistent and probably will see something that he did – either lined up a tad left or slightly out of sync. The kick that was blocked was to the left of center too! He’s a good kid – leave him alone! Now if the article was about Fromm not singing about HIS four turnovers, then THAT would be an article!
Agreed! Leave that kid alone!
Muschamp said it best. When asked about his feelings immediately after the missed FG (ending the game), Muschamp first words were, “I hurt for the kid.”
My thoughts exactly.
The Georgia offense, especially their passing game, was putrid. Turnovers absolutely killed them. This game shouldn’t have been this close to begin with.
However, because of the missed FG, Blankenship will get the blame. Which is wrong. Blankenship didn’t throw an INT in the first OT, nor did he throw the pick 6.
I read a column this morning pointing out that some fans and sportswriters alike are now questioning his ability, especially in big games. SERIOUSLY??? THIS IS ABSOLUTE NONSENSE!
Kid has been such a stud…I don’t know how kickers handle pressure anyway.
One thing not mentioned anymore during LSU Fla game was York being off during warmups and then missing his only attempt BADLY…I was glad game didn’t come to FGs
Rodrigo’s emotions are on film?
He wants to go back into the film room and make sure the place holder was giving him a good hold
There was no Heisman campaign. A comment was made in jest and it went no further.
It’s not what was said that I picked up on. It was eye contact.
I would still go to war with him over anyone else. If rest of team had half his heart we would be unbeatable.
Yes sir!
I wish we had him. Our senior kicker missed two extra points Sat.
Some thicker glasses may help.
Noting wrong with going to the film room to see what happened and learn how to avoid it. Blankenship is a heck of a ball player. He’s scored 376 career points for the Dawgs. Not many others can say that.
I have a lot of respect for him. The entire team was flat.
Rodrigo does a great job for UGA…The truth is that the game should not have come down to him…..
What strange comments??? He didn’t say anything strange… maybe the MWB wrote a strange headline. CLICK BAIT
Play calling didn’t cost Georgia the game, it was turnovers. It is hard to overcome 4 turnovers.
Everybody see the stats of this game? We dominated every aspect of the game except turnovers, 0-4. The strangest looking box score I’ve ever seen…